The Flower Faded: A Short Memoir of Clementine Cuvier, Daughter of Baron Cuvier, with Reflections, by John Angell James |
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Page 47
... her intercession with God for their salvation . The cry of " My father , my father , " was in fact the audible expres- sion of her wrestling with God for the con- version of the Baron : her feelings had become too CLEMENTINE CUVIER . 47.
... her intercession with God for their salvation . The cry of " My father , my father , " was in fact the audible expres- sion of her wrestling with God for the con- version of the Baron : her feelings had become too CLEMENTINE CUVIER . 47.
Page 48
... become too strong to be repressed into si- lent mental prayer , and burst forth in sup- plication , with strong crying and tears . Nothing could make her forget the hour consecrated to prayer for her beloved fa- ther , not her own great ...
... become too strong to be repressed into si- lent mental prayer , and burst forth in sup- plication , with strong crying and tears . Nothing could make her forget the hour consecrated to prayer for her beloved fa- ther , not her own great ...
Page 57
... which most peo- ple boast of ? No ; for I really cannot help it . I bear it because I must bear it , whether I will or no . I think of nothing but killing time the best way I can , now that he has become mine enemy . It is my THE WORLD .
... which most peo- ple boast of ? No ; for I really cannot help it . I bear it because I must bear it , whether I will or no . I think of nothing but killing time the best way I can , now that he has become mine enemy . It is my THE WORLD .
Page 58
... become mine enemy . It is my resolution to sleep in the carriage during the remainder of the journey . ' " When a Christian priest speaks slight- ingly of the world , he is supposed to do so in the way of his profession , and to decry ...
... become mine enemy . It is my resolution to sleep in the carriage during the remainder of the journey . ' " When a Christian priest speaks slight- ingly of the world , he is supposed to do so in the way of his profession , and to decry ...
Page 78
... become SERIOUS . ' And it cannot be otherwise . Serious we must and shall be , if we are sincere and earnest in religion . Can a shipwrecked mariner standing upon a sinking vessel ask without earnestness , the question -- What shall I ...
... become SERIOUS . ' And it cannot be otherwise . Serious we must and shall be , if we are sincere and earnest in religion . Can a shipwrecked mariner standing upon a sinking vessel ask without earnestness , the question -- What shall I ...
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